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Peyto Exploration & Development (TSE:PEY) Stock Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average - Here's Why

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Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. (TSE:PEY - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of C$17.32 and traded as high as C$19.99. Peyto Exploration & Development shares last traded at C$19.68, with a volume of 663,498 shares trading hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. CIBC lifted their price objective on shares of Peyto Exploration & Development from C$17.50 to C$19.25 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Desjardins lifted their price objective on shares of Peyto Exploration & Development from C$18.00 to C$18.50 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. ATB Capital lifted their price objective on shares of Peyto Exploration & Development from C$19.00 to C$21.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. National Bankshares lifted their price objective on shares of Peyto Exploration & Development from C$18.00 to C$24.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group cut shares of Peyto Exploration & Development from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$20.92.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Peyto Exploration & Development

Peyto Exploration & Development Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.96, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 0.32. The stock has a market cap of C$3.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.46 and a beta of 1.75. The business's 50-day simple moving average is C$18.98 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$17.38.

About Peyto Exploration & Development

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Peyto Exploration & Development Corp (Peyto Exploration & Development) is an oil and gas company that involves in the exploration and development of natural gas. The company acquires, explores, develops and produces crude oil and unconventional natural gas reserves.

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